Smyrna Town Hall-Opera House

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Smyrna Town Hall-Opera House
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LocationAcademy St., Smyrna, New York
Coordinates 42°41′14″N75°34′14″W / 42.68722°N 75.57056°W / 42.68722; -75.57056
Arealess than one acre
Built1907
NRHP reference No. 08000699 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 25, 2008

Smyrna Town Hall-Opera House is a historic town hall and theater at the hamlet of Smyrna in Chenango County, New York. It was built in 1907 and is a modest two story rectangular building under a shallow hipped roof topped by a square wooden cupola. It is of wood-frame construction with a yellow brick veneer, three bays wide and four bays deep. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Kathleen LaFrank (January 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Smyrna Town Hall-Opera House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2010-02-20.See also: "Accompanying five photos".